Syed Mumtaz Alam Gillani

Who is Syed Mumtaz Alam Gillani?

Syed Mumtaz Alam Gillani is a Pakistani lawyer and former federal minister of Human Rights, a new portfolio, the Ministry of Human Rights which was carved out of the ministry of law and justice. Gillani was voted into the National Assembly of Pakistan in March 2008. He was a member of the Standing Committees on Environment and Information and Broadcasting, however, these positions were revoked as a matter of procedure following his appointment to federal minister. He is a founding member and senior leader of the Pakistan Peoples Party. His brothers, Syed Imtiaz Alam Gilani, is Secretary General of the South Asia Free Media Association. and Syed Aijaz Alam Gilani

He entered politics when he first got elected to the local parliamentary assembly in the 1960s and he became a member of PPP at its founding in 1967. He has also campaigned for Fatima Jinnah, the sister of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, when she ran against Ayub Khan in the presidential elections of 1965. Gillani represents the 189th constituency, one of the four constituencies of the southern Punjab metropolis Bahawalnagar. Having run as an independent candidate, he joined the PPPP following the 2008 General Election. The first time Gillani met as an MNA was in the 1988–1990 assembly when he represented the 144th constituency. In the 2002 General Election Gillani, then representing the Pakistan Muslim League, stood for election in the 189th district and lost to then PPPP candidate Mian Mumtaz Ahmed Matiana.